SOTERIA

Project contents

During the project period from October 2021 to September 2024, we developed and collaborated with twelve project partners from eight different countries on:

• A new digital platform as an identification tool (digital identity), taking into account feedback from citizens through surveys and focus groups.
• A decentralized data storage tool.
• Conducting pilot tests in the three application areas of e-exams, e-health, and e-voting.
• Performing business and market analyses.

Target audience

The SOTERIA project was aimed at the general population in the EU aged 18 and above.

Project goals

The goal of the SOTERIA project was to develop a new digital platform for citizens that combined an online identification tool with data storage, adhering to the highest security standards. This platform aimed to allow users—regardless of location, time, gender, age, or IT skills—to securely prove their identity online across the EU using just one app and to store documents/personal data on a device, thereby enabling the use of digital services throughout the EU. Additionally, the project aimed to raise awareness about potential data privacy risks.

Achieving more together

SOTERIA was made possible by the EU’s research and innovation program, Horizon 2020. Partners involved in the implementation included:

• ARIADNEXT (France)
• AUDENCIA (France)
• KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN (Belgium)
• ERDYN ATLANTIQUE (France)
• CENTRE DE VISIO PER COMPUTADOR (Spain)
• FONDATION DE L’INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE IDIAP (Switzerland)
• ASOCIATIA INFOCONS (Romania)
• SCYTL SECURE ELECTRONIC VOTING SA (Spain)
• STELAR SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LAW RESEARCH UG (Haftungsbeschränkt) GmbH (Germany)
• INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE (France)
• NORIA ONLUS (Italy)
• Servicio Vasco de Salud Osakidetza (Basque Health Service, Spain)